The mayor of Miami Beachwants to explore the possibility of building underground tunnels to improve traffic.
Why it matters: After opposing plans to expand the Metromover from downtown Miami to South Beach, city leaders have turned to more experimental ideas to ease gridlock.
- Commissioners voted in June to negotiate terms for a proposed water taxi service.
The latest: Mayor Steven Meiner will ask the City Commission on Wednesday to discuss whether underground transit tunnels would be “feasible” for Miami Beach, as part of the meeting’s agenda.
- The city suffers from chronic flooding, sits just a few feet above sea level and was built on porous limestone.
The intrigue: In 2022,Meiner proposed reaching out to Elon Musk’s The Boring Company about the possibility of building transit tunnels in Miami Beach.
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- But this time, Meiner says he isn’t…